Question

Taylor was thirsty and decided to mix up a pitcher of lemonade. she put lemon juice, water, and sugar into a pitcher and stirred it to create this wonderful new drink. how could taylor decide if she just created a mixture or a compound?

a.it must be a compound because it all looks the same
b.if it were a compound, there would have been an explosion
c.it must be a mixture as she can separate all of the individual ingredients
d.it must be a compound as she can separate all of the individual ingredients

Answer 1

The answer would be C. Mixtures can be separated from each other by going through a physical change. Whilst on the other hand compounds must be separated from each other by a chemical change. Lemonade can be physically separated so that makes it a mixture.